Jason Zweig

So how much damage a collapse in AI would do isn't totally clear.

I think it would be very harmful, but I think the stock market would recover maybe faster than people would expect.

We'll be right back.

Diversify.

You know, you should basically own everything.

The U.S.

is roughly two thirds of the total valuation of all the stocks on the planet.

So if you have all your money in U.S.

stocks, you're missing out on a third of all the opportunities out there.

So really the key is if you want to sleep well at night,

The greater the variety of assets you own, the less you should have to worry that any particular investment you own can kill you.

It's a piece of what you own.

It's not the whole thing.

Well, I think the best advice overall for people is to be gradual.

Don't do anything suddenly and don't do anything big.

If you're concerned that this is a dangerous time to invest, then invest just a little bit and do it every month.

You know, invest $100 a month.

in a couple of index funds and just put yourself on permanent autopilot.

Just every month, $100 goes in.

And as you earn more money, you can raise that.